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Channel log from 25 October 2010   (all times are UTC)

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<Ghid0rah>
Hello everyone
06:52
Does anyone use LTSP with a proxy that does NTLM authentication?
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<Hyperbyte>
Does it matter for LTSP performance what kind of graphical card (GPU) the server has?
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<Appiah>
Hyperbyte: no
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<Hyperbyte>
Didn't think so
08:25
LTSP's performance with java applications (firefox, to name one) on my setup is horrible.
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<Hyperbyte>
Thinking about replacing the onboard network card (Realtek) with an Intel Pro one
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Maybe someone has some other suggestions I could try first?
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<Appiah>
I feel that way about my desktop
08:31
java applications being slow :D
08:32
well java and/or flash with browser is always ... bad?
08:32
are you running 64bit or 32bit on the server?
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<Hyperbyte>
64bit on server, 32bit on client
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But I'm not talking about the browser plugins java/flash
08:54
I mean the whole Firefox application
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For example, it stutters a little while scrolling
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<Hyperbyte>
Even basic webpages
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<buffalosolja>
is the ltsp-build-client.conf file supposed to be in the etc/ltsp by default in the Atlernative LTSP installation for Ubuntu 10.04?
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<alkisg>
!directx
09:07
<ltspbot`>
alkisg: "directx" :: If you want to turn off encryption to the workstation, which will speed up performance at the cost of security, you need to specify LDM_DIRECTX=True in your lts.conf file. Type !docs in IRC to get a link to the current documentation
09:07
<alkisg>
^^ Hyperbyte
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<alkisg>
buffalosolja: you mean after the installation? No such file should exist by default, but you want to create one, that's the right place.
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<Ghid0rah>
Does anyone use LTSP with a proxy that does NTLM authentication?
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<mgariepy>
morning everyone
10:26
<highvoltage>
morning mgariepy
10:28
<buffalosolja>
morning
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<highvoltage>
heya buffalosolja
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<eXcAliBuR>
what is the latest version of fedora that works nicely with ltsp 5?
12:32
<vagrantc>
development on fedora was stalled for a while ... but someone new picked it up. not sure if they frequent irc or not
12:32
<eXcAliBuR>
okies
12:32
which would u run ltsp on?
12:32
fedora or ubuntu
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?
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<vagrantc>
there are some list posts to ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net
12:33
<eXcAliBuR>
it's for classroom enviroment
12:33
<vagrantc>
none of the above, i'm a debian loyalist :)
12:33
though if i were forced against my will to choose between fedora and ubuntu, i'd pick ubuntu :)
12:34
<Gadi>
heh, debian loyalist
12:34
<vagrantc>
it's had active development, and a lot of users
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<eXcAliBuR>
hmmm debian often gets overlooked
12:35
does it have a perty look and feel to it?
12:35
<vagrantc>
it's not as glossy as ubuntu, for sure.
12:36
most of the software is nearly identical, though
12:37
some significant differences in LTSP implementation
12:37
defaulting to NFS (debian) and NBD (ubuntu)
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<eXcAliBuR>
oh this is worse then shopping
12:38
how will i choose
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:{
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<vagrantc>
pick what you're most comfortable with, try it out... if you don't like it, try something else
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<eXcAliBuR>
i'm comfy wit ubuntu, but only for servers ... command line stuff
12:39
i don't like it's gui
12:39
<vagrantc>
what do you want in a gui?
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i'm really happy with Debian using LXDE for a GUI.
12:40
LXDE is nice and lightweight, yet pretty featureful ... perfect for a multi-user LTSP server.
12:42
<eXcAliBuR>
does debian have nice effects when u move windows and stuff?
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<vagrantc>
that depends on your window manager and client hardware
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debian has hundreds of window managers to choose from
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default install typically comes with gnome, just like ubuntu
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<eXcAliBuR>
ummm there is cd and dvd
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but it doesn't tell me the difference
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what do i download
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<vagrantc>
depends on your internet connection ... if you will be installing with a decent interenet connection, i'd recommend going with the CD or the netinst CD ... if you want to install without network access, then probably the DVD
12:49
because then it will download the current packages off the network ... rather than get older packages off the DVD
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13:02* alkisg wonders if we'll be able to use BTRFS snapshots to serve LTSP clients and get rid of both NFS + NBD :)
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<vagrantc>
alkisg: over the network?
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<alkisg>
Yup
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<vagrantc>
crazy.
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it seems like btrfs aims to do *everything*
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<alkisg>
There's a separate descenant of btrfs for over the network file systems, but I'm not talking about that
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<Ghid0rah>
what advantages does it offer over the latter?
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<alkisg>
I hope that the admin will be able to change files in the chroot and the clients would pick them up on the next reboot, when they get the new snapshot...
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...and possibly fat clients could use the whole server /
13:05
<Ghid0rah>
oh neat
13:05* vagrantc *hates* the idea of exporting /
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<eXcAliBuR>
i want to export myself somewhere warm
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<vagrantc>
too many potential: "*oops* that shouldn't have gone over the wire!"
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<alkisg>
Teachers here wouldn't give a damn about security if they could just install stuff with synaptic on the server, and have them on their fat clients on the next reboot
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<Ghid0rah>
you allow teachers to install stuff?
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<alkisg>
teachers == admins here, we don't have any technicians in schools
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They alone install their labs
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<Ghid0rah>
oh interesting
13:07
are you state side?
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<alkisg>
A little eastern... about half a globe :)
13:07
Greece
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<Ghid0rah>
Do you filter student access?
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internet access that is
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<vagrantc>
people don't give a damn until suddenly a clever student gains root on the servers and repeatedly changes their grades...
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<alkisg>
Some of the teachers do, with squid
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The grades aren't on the ltsp servers, of course :)
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<Ghid0rah>
so the teachers do everything
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<alkisg>
Yup
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<Ghid0rah>
wow
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<vagrantc>
alkisg: and they don't access them via the servers?
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<alkisg>
No, they use some filthy windows-only software which doesn't even work
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<Ghid0rah>
what softwareis that
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<alkisg>
So we still have to use paper for grades, the electronic system is just a helper
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<Ghid0rah>
so advanced with teachers
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<alkisg>
It's a greek-only software called e-school, noone likes that
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<tastle73>
hi, I have a 10 workstation 10.04 ubuntu based ltsp 5 installation with a small gnome problem
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<Ghid0rah>
what problem are you havingt?
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<tastle73>
hi, I am trying to set the screensaver timeout
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I am using gconf-editor and setting mandatory with seemingly no effect
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<Ghid0rah>
hrmm
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I used this to shut off the screen saver
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gconftool-2 --type boolean -s /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/screensaver/start_screensaver false
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<tastle73>
thank you. I just applied that, hopefully it works!
13:18* alkisg thinks that's for the current user only
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<tastle73>
doesn't see a global variable for that either
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<alkisg>
You can put it as a mandatory setting from gconf-editor, though
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<vagrantc>
apparently mandatory settings require a fairly recent version of gcon-2 ?
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<tastle73>
I don't have a subsetting of gnome-_settings_daemon of screensaver
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<alkisg>
vagrantc: no, they work fine here
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<vagrantc>
alkisg: on lucid, or earlier versions?
13:25* alkisg thinks the settings are on /apps/gnome-screensaver, though
13:26* vagrantc counts lucid as "fairly recent"
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<alkisg>
vagrantc: I think I first tried the mandatory in 8.04, but gconf-editor didn't have policykit integration until lucid. I think it was running in karmic with "sudo gconf-editor" for mandatory settings, though
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<vagrantc>
unless ubuntu had it patched in for a long time...
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i just ended up using non-mandatory defaults for maximum backportability
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<alkisg>
But /etc/gconf/gconf.xml* were working from the first time I tried them, I think in 8.04...
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tastle73: so try setting mandatory settings from gnome-editor for this key: /apps/gnome-screensaver/idle_delay
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<alkisg>
(users need to logoff to get the mandatory settings)
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<tastle73>
anybody ever upgraded a live server from Karmic to Lucid?
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<pmatulis>
tastle73: yes, did that last week
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<buffalosolja>
hello everyone I need help located the tftp file in Ubuntu 10.04 I am trying to get my fat client working and it is still seeing the old amd64 dir
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any suggestions
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I edited the dhcpd file to say fat64
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<alkisg>
!tftp
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<ltspbot`>
alkisg: Error: "tftp" is not a valid command.
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<alkisg>
!https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/Troubleshooting/TFTP
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<ltspbot`>
alkisg: Error: "https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/Troubleshooting/TFTP" is not a valid command.
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<alkisg>
OK, without the !, stop shouting :)
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<pmatulis>
bzzzt!
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<buffalosolja>
sorry thanks bot
14:03
just doing alot of multi-tasking on other projects and keep losing track of each place
14:03
thanks
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<eXcAliBuR>
anyone here like KDE for their gui?
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vagrantc: LXDE is a nice one :}
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<robehend1>
hey all. I'm getting all kinds of "General Input/Output" errors with OpenOffice running on Ubuntu 10.04 ltsp. Any ideas?
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<robehend1>
Also, does anyone know how to make a "Logout" button in the menus? I dont want to use the logout panel applet, as it tends not to stay in the same place across different monitors, I've found. Figured if I could add it to the menu, it'd be golden.
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<alkisg>
Check your network? Disable nbd_proxy?
15:24
For a logout menu, one command is "gnome-session-save --logout"
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<robehend1>
alkisg: Where am I killing this nbd_proxY/
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<alkisg>
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ltsp/+bug/589034
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<robehend1>
alkisg: Well, that gnome-save-session sure works well..any way to have it prompt the user, just to make sure?
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<alkisg>
man gnome-session-save :)
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(--logout-dialog)
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<robehend1>
alkisg: Thankee. I'd man it, but I'm running through my phone on an vnc'd connection. Difficult enough haha
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alkisg: How do I apply the patch in that bug? I can see the code, just not exactly sure what to do with it
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<alkisg>
OK let me post some instructions for Lucid in the bug report...
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<robehend1>
alkisg: Thanks!
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<alkisg>
robehend1: what does this give you? grep BOOTPROMPT /etc/ltsp/ltsp-update-image.conf
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<robehend1>
alkisg: let me take a look
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<alkisg>
Nothing?
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<robehend1>
alkisg: Running it now, had to step away for a minute, student
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alkisg: And yes, nothing
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<alkisg>
robehend1: ok, posted to the bug report.
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<robehend1>
alkisg: I see that, thanks again. Hopefully this fixes my open office problem. Think it'll help speed up logins as well?
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<alkisg>
I don't know about speed, it depends on a lot of things. It did make a difference on my ancient clients though.
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<robehend1>
alkisg: How ancient? I'm on p4's with 512 ram.
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<alkisg>
On some labs we have celerons @400MHz / 64MB RAM :)
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<robehend1>
alkisg: Wow, that's enough to load the ramdisk? I'm also running local firefox for the flash, so I need a bit of overhead to them
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<alkisg>
Some tweaking was needed, Lucid doesn't work out of the box with 64 RAM, in needs about 80.
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But after the tweaking everything's fine and running fast :)
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<robehend1>
alkisg: Local apps at all?
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<alkisg>
Heh, no way!
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We're using plain thin clients with < 500 RAM and plain fat clients with > 500.
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<robehend1>
alkisg: Nice. My kids require flash, sadly, so I have to give them local firefox. By god if they couldn't play Monkey Jump..
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<robehend1>
alkisg: Well, since you seem to be a fount of knowledge, here's one I googled a bit but didnt find an answer to: Can I change the Ubuntu splash screen at boot? Not turn it off, but change it?
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<alkisg>
No idea, but that isn't LTSP related, you should ask in #ubuntu about it
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<robehend1>
alkisg: Ah, that makes sense. Figured it'd be nice, since my students are flipping out that it's "Not Windows!"
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alkisg: In your how-to, it states to edit /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/pxelinux.cfg Do you mean pxelinux.cfg/default? Since pxelinux.cfg is a dir?
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<alkisg>
Yup, sorry
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<robehend1>
alkisg: yay, I'm learning something! Woo!
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<zzaza>
hi all
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<Gibby>
i have been googling for about an hour, is there a way to build multiple "PXE" boot options with ltsp-build-client? essentially so a user could chose which image they want or it times out to a default?
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